Chief skin Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Last year the Skins were 5-3 in the friendly confines of FEDEX and a measly 2-6 on the road. With the schedule being more difficult this year and the team improved can we expect to go at least 5-3 on the road this year and 6-2 at home for a 11-5 record?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thito_da_skins_fan Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 16-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :high: :high: :high: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 eh, It's a tough schedule all around. Gonna be a tough year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman56 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 poor ramsey, so much pressure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted April 30, 2003 Author Share Posted April 30, 2003 Any QB the Skins have ever had has been under the microscope Skins fans want and expect results, especially going through the entire decade of the 90's with the lame excuses and failures we had to endure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse81 Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 You never know because as the last few years have taught us, teams that may look good now, may not look so good in mid-October and teams that we dismiss now, may be tougher than we originally thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luca Brasi Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Originally posted by Posse81 You never know because as the last few years have taught us, teams that may look good now, may not look so good in mid-October and teams that we dismiss now, may be tougher than we originally thought. Excellent point. I remember last year when the schedule came out, the Rams game caught the most attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Skins Fan Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 The schedule is far more brutal than people realize. Based on last year's records, the Skins wouldn't be favored to win a *single game* until Week 9 -- home against Seattle. That's followed by favored games in Weeks 15 and 16 (Dallas at home, Chicago away), and that's it. Last year's record and this year's schedule says we'll go 3-13. We will do better, of course. But realism dictates that every win above 3-13 is an overachievement on paper. That's brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cskin Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Ramsey has to just manage the game, understand the offense. He's got enough talent now that he doesn't have to win the game alone. He's got to rely on Gardner, Coles, Jacobs, and Canidate/Betts to make plays and get things done. I don't believe he has to go out there and throw darts and make all kinds of plays with his arm ala Farve. Just play within the confines of the offense, take what the defense gives him, and make the proper read progressions on each play. I'd like to see FedEx become a place where teams fear to play, that our offense just humms there and the defense is extra stingy. No sense in specifiying wins and losses home and away, and evaluating teams today is useless come October/Dec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 I hope eventually teams will fear coming to DC again for not only the 12th man but the team for a change.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaganaut Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 With free agency, how much does schedule REALLY matter anymore? Teams reload year to year and crummy teams can look great while great teams can look crummy. Who thought that Jeff George would light up St. Louis a couple years ago? The Skins need to worry about themselves not the schedule. We should have beaten several top flight teams last year we lost to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romo Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 The Schedule is quite awful this year. If we get off to a bad start we could be in trouble. If we make it in the playoff I think that means we have a very good team. If we go 10-6 and make it in the playoffs I think that would mean we have a very good chance of making it out of the NFC and challenge for the Super Bowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 There are too many ifs and variables to determine how well we will do this year. I see the 4 main factors in order of importance as: 1. Coaching - SS was mediocre at best last season. Will need real improvement here especially as teams adjust to us. Must must must cut down the mistakes. 2. QB - 5 starts?...let's hope Ramsey doesn't try to do it alone 3. Pass rush - Will we be able to generate one? 4. Rushing - Can't win completely in through the a All the above assume injuries fall in the normal range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlanta Skins Fan Posted April 30, 2003 Share Posted April 30, 2003 Originally posted by Romo sits to pee The Schedule is quite awful this year. If we get off to a bad start we could be in trouble. If we make it in the playoff I think that means we have a very good team. If we go 10-6 and make it in the playoffs I think that would mean we have a very good chance of making it out of the NFC and challenge for the Super Bowl. The interesting thing about the schedule is that it's packed with difficult but not unwinnable games. We tend to get a lot of tough games at home (Bucs, Jets, Saints, Patriots), and some of the softer teams on the road (Bears, Panthers, Bills). Also, the schedule is very well paced, with an early game to start the year (giving a longer gap for game 2), and no Monday night or other odd game that distorts game prep time. It's the sort of schedule that a disciplined, Gibbs-coached team would thrive on, taking it one week at a time and rolling up an improbably high number of wins. It's also the sort of schedule that last year's team would flail against, finding ways to lose a high number of these slightly daunting, yet not terrifying games. If this team is not hitting on all cylinders by the preseason games, it will be a long year. We'll see how much Spurrier has learned, and how able he is to field a Gibbs-like, disciplined team by August. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earl Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 with FA and parody in the league. u never know. i'm sure everyone's schedule looks tougher this year, and as for the ones that may appear to be easy, i imiaginei it's alot harder then percieved. when i comes down to it, the bottom line is win division games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RySkins Posted May 1, 2003 Share Posted May 1, 2003 Over the last few years there doesn't seem to be much correlation between our quality of opponents and winning anyway, so I wouldn't worry that much about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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